WHITE PLAINS, NY -- County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced Wednesday that the Westchester County Department of Social Services is accepting applications from income-eligible residents in need of help paying heating bills.

NEW YORK, NY -- Con Edison has been named winner of the 2014 Outstanding System Reliability Award by PA Consulting Group. The award recognizes the PA Consulting Group ReliabilityOne™ regional award recipient that demonstrated superior annual system-wide reliability performance for its customers. Con Edison was also named best in the Northeast Region.

ALBANY, NY -- The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance said November 19th that a unique program aimed at helping delinquent taxpayers put their liabilities behind them has collected for the State $530 million on behalf of New Yorkers.